Crab Orchard vs Mabscott

A side-by-side comparison of Crab Orchard and Mabscott: population, income, housing, and more.

Crab Orchard and Mabscott are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Crab Orchard has the higher population (1,877 vs 1,488 in Mabscott). Crab Orchard has the higher median household income ($59,122 vs $58,125 in Mabscott). Crab Orchard has the higher median home value ($208,000 vs $119,100 in Mabscott).

Population, income & housing

	Crab Orchard	Mabscott
Population	1,877	1,488
Median age	48.3 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,122	$58,125
Median home value	$208,000	$119,100
Median gross rent	—	$988
Housing units	942	678
Homeownership rate	88.2%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	21.8%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crab Orchard	Mabscott
Population	2,579 → 1,877 (-27.2%)	1,477 → 1,488 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$42,827 → $59,122 (+38.0%)	$39,000 → $58,125 (+49.0%)
Median home value	$102,500 → $208,000 (+102.9%)	$87,600 → $119,100 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$536 → $581 (+8.4%)	$688 → $988 (+43.6%)

Crab Orchard

Population

2,5791,877

Median household income

$42,827$59,122

Median home value

$102,500$208,000

Median gross rent

$536$581

Mabscott

Population

1,4771,488

Median household income

$39,000$58,125

Median home value

$87,600$119,100

Median gross rent

$688$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crab Orchard	Mabscott
Under 5	1.1%	12.0%
5 to 17	17.7%	17.5%
18 to 24	9.7%	4.6%
25 to 34	6.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	6.0%	10.2%
55 to 64	16.5%	8.4%
65 to 74	13.9%	16.3%
75 and over	14.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crab Orchard	Mabscott
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crab Orchard	Mabscott
No high school diploma	18.2%	13.9%
High school graduate	46.0%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crab Orchard	Mabscott
Drove alone	70.8%	85.8%
Carpooled	12.5%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.2%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crab Orchard	Mabscott
1-unit, detached	92.9%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Crab Orchard	Mabscott
Poverty rate	19.7%	13.0%
Average household size	2.66	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1971	1966